The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-01-21

i iit iitlHtNttdti vi tIit NldNb Iditlllh. .
which has been III their possession for
nearl Y two hundred wears. is one Of the
most famous historical places in Viz
ginia. II was the ancient home of the
powerful Indian rhirltain Powhatan.
and wa the scene of Captain John
Smiths dciiycrance from death by Po-
cahontas. Here in a grove of tall ce,lars
may lie seen the great stone beneath
which Powhatan is buried and short
distance from ii another stone alleged
to be the identical one ulon which the
head Of the devoted white man was
laid i'll preparation for his execution.
From 4 tobacco factory to a cigarette
factory the transition is easy. and the
visitor has but t" step across the street
from the Mavo building to AiIcn x Gin
| tcrS immense establishment. in which
nine hundred white GIRLS and Il hun
dred men and boys make nearly two
! millions of cigarettes on every working
day during the wear. This factory is
also characterized by the extremes of
neatness and system. and over the NOR
al a. we'll as the physical health of
their operatives the proprictors exercise
ii careful supervision. Among the sew
eral bencticent schemes for their men
tai Improvement is Il large library fill
ed with the best standard literature,
from which every employee is entitled
to take. and keep for two weeks at a
time. such books as she chooses. 1t
is curious and interesting fact that
Richmond made cigarettes. having
found their way 10 every nation OF the
earth using these tiny rolls Of paper
and tobacco, have finally been ac-
cepted us the best by The Sultan of fur
KEY. who is the generally acknowledged
connoiSSeur in such matters. and who
lends over large orders for them.
The immense establishment Of the
kenncy Tobacco Company is also loca-
ted in Richmond. and gives employ
ment to fourteen hundred operatives.
most OF whom are women.
Second only To the tobacco industry
in Importance are the iron interests of
Richmond. which. besides being eX-
tremelv valuable from Il pecuniary
point Of view. occupy III historic posi-
ton. and exercise powerful Influence
throughout the South. 50 long as the
Southern Confcdcracy remains Il mem
orv. the name of the Tredcgar Iron
Works Will be inserarabIy connected
with it, Covering an area Of sixteen
acres. and giving employment 70 twelve
hundred men. these works are among
the largest Of the kind in the country
and their pay roll frequently amounts
to $4,000 per month. The United
States frigateS RonaoLe and Colorado
were furnished with engines. boilers
and guns from these works. and SO long
ago as 1916 the 1'redegar was the sue
ceSsful competitor against four other
companies for government ordnance
onfract II the outbreak of the war
this company AGAIN turned itS attcn |
ton to the casting of cannon and the
manrf,,ture Of other munitions of war.
and for. t,lIr wears il was The sole produ-
Ger of these suppIips in the Southern
States and va, thus the hackl,one off
the Copfptleracv. Now. with their old
time force rcaouhlcd in the service of
peace. these great works are fastening
the industrial Development of the South
bv furnishing it with railway iron.
spikes. fish bars. car wheels and cars.
Some of the old plant for casting and
boring Guns still remains. but it is ra-
pidlv being broken up. rs an evidence
Of the capacity and wide spread con-
nections of these works. il may be nc
ticed that they recently furnished three
hundred freight ears 10 the New York |
and New England Railway Company. of
Boston. Their acres Of heavy machin-
cry are proyi,lad with driving power by
the James River. and Il large number
Of the men are colored.
Acr,s,.the river from th. Trn,larar